Google Maps Go vs OsmAnd — Maps & GPS Offline Usage & Stats

Google Maps Go is the lightweight Progressive Web App variation of the original Google Maps app. This version requires Chrome (if you do not wish to install Chrome, please use www.google.com/maps in your browser instead). Taking up 100 times less space on your device than the full Google Maps app, Google Maps Go is designed to run smoothly on devices with limited memory and on unreliable networks without compromising speed to provide your location, real-time traffic updates, directions, and train, bus, and city transit information. You can even search and find information about millions of places, such as phone numbers and addresses. • Find the fastest route combining two-wheelers, metro, buses, taxi, walking and ferries • Ride the metro, bus or train with live city public transport schedules • Step-by-step directions with route preview, helping you plan your trips ahead of time • Get there faster with real-time traffic information and traffic maps • Discover and explore new places • Search and find local restaurants, businesses, and other nearby places • Decide on the best places to go by reading customer reviews, and viewing pictures of food • Find the phone number and address to a place • Save places you want to or visit often, and quickly find them later from your mobile • Available in 70+ languages • Comprehensive, accurate maps (including satellite and terrain) in 200 countries and territories • Public transport information for over 20,000 cities • Detailed business information for over 100 million places ____ Become a beta tester: https://goo.gl/pvdYqQ

Google Play Store
Free
Travel & Local

Usage Rank

#5,850

OsmAnd — Maps & GPS Offline

OsmAnd is an offline world map application based on OpenStreetMap (OSM), which allows you to navigate taking into account the preferred roads and vehicle dimensions. Plan routes based on inclines and record GPX tracks without an internet connection. OsmAnd is an open source app. We do not collect user data and you decide what data the app will have access to. Main features: Map view • Choice of places to be displayed on the map: attractions, food, health and more; • Search for places by address, name, coordinates, or category; • Map styles for the convenience of different activities: touring view, nautical map, winter and ski, topographic, desert, off-road, and others; • Shading relief and plug-in contour lines; • Ability to overlay different sources of maps on top of each other; GPS Navigation • Plotting a route to a place without an Internet connection; • Customizable navigation profiles for different vehicles: cars, motorcycles, bicycles, 4x4, pedestrians, boats, public transport, and more; • Change the constructed route, taking into account the exclusion of certain roads or road surfaces; • Customizable information widgets about the route: distance, speed, remaining travel time, distance to turn, and more; Route Planning and Recording • Plotting a route point by point using one or multiple navigation profiles; • Route recording using GPX tracks; • Manage GPX tracks: displaying your own or imported GPX tracks on the map, navigating through them; • Visual data about the route - descents/ascents, distances; • Ability to share GPX track in OpenStreetMap; Creation of points with different functionality • Favourites; • Markers; • Audio/video notes; OpenStreetMap • Making edits to OSM; • Updating maps with a frequency of up to one hour; Additional features • Compass and radius ruler; • Mapillary interface; • Night theme; • Wikipedia; • Large community of users around the world, documentation, and support; Paid features: Maps+ (in-app or subscription) • Android Auto support; • Unlimited map downloads; • Topo data (Contour lines and Terrain); • Nautical depths; • Offline Wikipedia; • Offline Wikivoyage - Travel guides. OsmAnd Pro (subscription) • OsmAnd Cloud (backup and restore); • Cross-platform; • Hourly map updates; • Weather plugin; • Elevation widget; • Customise route line; • External sensors support (ANT+, Bluetooth); • Online Elevation profile.